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  1. Sticky: Quotable Quotes (146 replies)
  2. The state of character dancing (and training) today (1 reply)
  3. French vs. Italian? (7 replies)
  4. Did William Forsythe Invent The Modern Ballerina? (40 replies)
  5. How far can a choreographer go in expressing ideas? (94 replies)
  6. Stories that should be a Ballet (108 replies)
  7. The Ballerina - Artist? (6 replies)
  8. Seeing the Ultimate Interpretation and Never Going Back (15 replies)
  9. Partnering skills (45 replies)
  10. What are the steps in this clip? (15 replies)
  11. Vulgar (33 replies)
  12. Ballets done without music (14 replies)
  13. How important is it to be tall for a male dancer? (65 replies)
  14. Noisy pointe shoes (25 replies)
  15. Favorite pas de deux? (47 replies)
  16. Which variation do you over analyze? (13 replies)
  17. Naked or not? (120 replies)
  18. Ballet or bust? (15 replies)
  19. Teaching Pointe (1 reply)
  20. PAMTGG (20 replies)
  21. 'Hierarchy' and classical structure (14 replies)
  22. In search of the next Balanchine (96 replies)
  23. What was the last really good BALLET that you saw? (14 replies)
  24. Nurturing new choreographic talent (23 replies)
  25. The fell influence of Balanchine, by Sarah Kaufman (129 replies)
  26. Arch enhancers (44 replies)
  27. Does Ballet Need Wall Plaques? (11 replies)
  28. missing ballets on DVD (11 replies)
  29. Who are (or were) the glamour ladies of ballet? (98 replies)
  30. Wonderful dancers / poor material (8 replies)
  31. Epaulement: where's it gone? who still has it? (41 replies)
  32. Ashton's 'Romeo and Juliet' (8 replies)
  33. Ballet Postures have become more exaggerated over time.. (8 replies)
  34. Ballet in Animation (24 replies)
  35. Advertisements at the theater (13 replies)
  36. Acocella to ballet stars: "Stop flirting with the audience." (52 replies)
  37. the features of each ballet company (1 reply)
  38. Beige ballets (18 replies)
  39. And they all look just the same...... (4 replies)
  40. The rules of institutions and professions (2 replies)
  41. Music at the Ballet (40 replies)
  42. The Male Costume in Ballet--history question (9 replies)
  43. Working with choreographers (2 replies)
  44. Infantilizing adults (42 replies)
  45. Preservation of the art (13 replies)
  46. Dogs as characters (13 replies)
  47. Ballets that should NOT be revived (84 replies)
  48. Slow motion as a technique (1 reply)
  49. Imperial vs Vaganova vs Soviet Style (13 replies)
  50. Jérôme Bel and David Hallberg (2 replies)
  51. Film clips at ballet performances (13 replies)
  52. Scenery and Lighting Design and effects, (0 replies)
  53. Ballet Designers (2 replies)
  54. Ballet cliches: what are the ballet ideas and images (50 replies)
  55. soft landing - is there a price to pay? (8 replies)
  56. How important is cultural education in ballet training? (21 replies)
  57. Bayadère:shades interpretation (29 replies)
  58. Noisy point shoes (77 replies)
  59. Moustaches in Mazurkas (10 replies)
  60. Sarah Kaufman Critiques PNB's Choice of Rep (9 replies)
  61. "Classicism is enduring because it is impersonal" (63 replies)
  62. Ballets that should be done!! (13 replies)
  63. Advices on Black Swan PDD??? (3 replies)
  64. Vestris ;biography in dance? (3 replies)
  65. Vainonen's Nutcracker, Snowflakes (1 reply)
  66. The Character Dancer: What Makes Him/her Tick? (25 replies)
  67. Taking the "Nutcracker" Seriously or Not (36 replies)
  68. Re-setting the Classics (26 replies)
  69. Mixing ballet with film (13 replies)
  70. Plastique? (7 replies)
  71. NYCB - a "short" company? (10 replies)
  72. Drosselmeyers:which do you prefer? (34 replies)
  73. Balanchine and the history of chaine turns (?) (2 replies)
  74. Arms in pirouettes (4 replies)
  75. How important are Odile's 32 fouettes? (71 replies)
  76. Your favorite variations (35 replies)
  77. A 'lyrical' ballet dancer (30 replies)
  78. Hierarchy? (27 replies)
  79. Hands (26 replies)
  80. Beautifully Proportioned Female Dancers (33 replies)
  81. Ears (10 replies)
  82. Beautifully Proportioned Male Dancers (41 replies)
  83. Vishneva's first 'Soviet' Nikiya? (2 replies)
  84. The entrance of the Shades? How fast? How slow? (5 replies)
  85. Perfect classical line (59 replies)
  86. Moved: Guilty Pleasures (-- replies)
  87. Ratmansky on Swan Lake (2 replies)
  88. Arm movements in Act III pdd, Sleeping Beauty (3 replies)
  89. Musicality (2 replies)
  90. Accuracy of sets and costumes (8 replies)
  91. The dancer or the dance - which comes first? (10 replies)
  92. Seen and not seen . . . (36 replies)
  93. Repetition as a (pleasing?) choreographic device (7 replies)
  94. The Dying Swan (9 replies)
  95. Balanchine and Flexed Feet (11 replies)
  96. Men's Port de Bras (22 replies)
  97. Bad Ballet Program Books/Press Material (2 replies)
  98. Choreographers and Their Dancers (0 replies)
  99. Hand positions in Raymonda Variations (13 replies)
  100. Gala fare (9 replies)
  101. Christopher Wheeldon in Moscow (5 replies)
  102. Aesthetic versus Gymnastic (40 replies)
  103. Presentation of the Classics (17 replies)
  104. Changing productions over time (10 replies)
  105. Over-dancing (35 replies)
  106. The Star System - Rockwell in the Times (22 replies)
  107. Nureyev and Miss Piggy in Swan Lake (13 replies)
  108. Soft Landings 101 (15 replies)
  109. "Pacific Northwest Ballet: Best Foreign Bodies" (4 replies)
  110. Going Right and Going Left (11 replies)
  111. Dancing Romeo (9 replies)
  112. Are certain ballet steps an endangered species? (10 replies)
  113. Where is the comedy? (15 replies)
  114. Laura Jacobs' "Balanchine's Castle" (11 replies)
  115. We've talked about hyperextensions: how about underextensions? (7 replies)
  116. Blonds (10 replies)
  117. Where do the aesthetics lie? (26 replies)
  118. coupe jete en tournant (3 replies)
  119. Ballet shoes, and other trivial stuff (54 replies)
  120. Ballet as metaphor in film? (8 replies)
  121. Balanchine Style Question (30 replies)
  122. Is The Triple Bill Dead? (13 replies)
  123. New photo gallery (15 replies)
  124. Balanchine And Emploi Again (19 replies)
  125. Applause During Works Of Religious Significance (9 replies)
  126. The Dancer or the Dance? (19 replies)
  127. Health of Ballet Now (4 replies)
  128. Dancers whose dancing "sings" (27 replies)
  129. Body Symmetry and Dance Ability (16 replies)
  130. "Ballets Russes" and dancers of the past (18 replies)
  131. The Clap (in Raymonda) (20 replies)
  132. "Seeing' dance: how does dance training change (8 replies)
  133. Is Balanchine losing fans at NYCB? (4 replies)
  134. Costumes: the good, the bad, and the ugly (45 replies)
  135. Acting and dancing (37 replies)
  136. Beautiful death. (18 replies)
  137. Are Petipa's Ballets Bad Bombast or Great Art? (28 replies)
  138. Hypermobility in Ballet (44 replies)
  139. Musicality -- which dancers have the best? (29 replies)
  140. American Ballet Theatre's "Giselle" (18 replies)
  141. Fusion or Mishmash? (16 replies)
  142. ABT's "Swan Lake" -- traditional version? (17 replies)
  143. What accounts for changes in style? (1 reply)
  144. "Modern Mannerism"? (18 replies)
  145. When It's Either Prowess or Artistry (4 replies)
  146. Russian ballet arrogance--does it exist in the US? (28 replies)
  147. How do you perceive middlebrow? (6 replies)
  148. Is It Still a Masterpiece . . . (8 replies)
  149. Balanchine and emploi (8 replies)
  150. Balanchine: Casting, Choreography, Employ (17 replies)
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